Yang Chengwan limped when he walked, Xie Baili saw it in his eyes, frowned and said, "You come here, stay with me for a longer time, and I will definitely ask the doctor to cure your leg."
Yang Chengwan smiled lightly, "My leg is my life, not a disease, so why bother."
"You..." Xie Baili sighed, "I have already ordered someone to hold a banquet in the Nuan Pavilion, I'm afraid your legs won't be able to stand the cold, and then ask them to prepare a bamboo smoked cage for you.
It was cold in the day, and the injured leg was really sore and unbearable, so Yang Chengwan didn't refuse again.
"We are all getting old." Xie Baili sighed, and Xie Xiao felt uncomfortable for a while.
Yang Chengwan patted him and smiled, "We are all still alive."
Xie Baili nodded with a wry smile, turned to Xie Xiao, and ordered gruffly: "Uncle Yang's son, and this girl, you will entertain me well, don't neglect."
"Baby I know." Xie Xiao answered honestly.
Xie Baili worriedly told Shang Guanxi: "... keep an eye on him." The implication is clear, the son is finally willing to come back, and he can't let him run away any more.
Shangguan Xi nodded with a smile.
In the warm pavilion, the two old men talked about the past.
In the flower hall, Shangguan Xi ordered his servants to clean up a table of banquets to entertain Yang Yue and this summer. Xie Xiao leaned on the huanghuali wooden armchair and glanced at this summer from time to time.
The cold dishes came to the table first. This summer, I picked up a few peanuts pickled with plums and threw them into my mouth, chewing sweetly. The moment she raised her neck, Xie Xiao clearly saw the reddish scar on her neck.
"You..." Xie Xiao hesitated, "you, that..."
Looking back on it now, that night was very thrilling. If it was a little bit worse, she would have died in Huangquan.
"Huh?" Jin Xia turned her head to look at him.
"You... you are a girl, how can you be a fast arrester?" Xie Xiao changed the subject abruptly, "And messing with Jin Yiwei?"
"Why can't you be a fast catcher? You, Senior Sister Shangguan, is still the Hall Master Zhuque, how majestic!" He turned his head this summer, looked at Shangguan Xi, and called out affectionately, "Sister, I heard that you picked it up alone three years ago. I am very envious of Dongjia Water Village, can you tell me?"
At this point the hot dishes are served.
Shangguanxi prepared the dishes for them, and just sat down and smiled softly: "At that time, the Dong family water village was fighting infightingly. I just found a good time. I happened to be lucky, and there is nothing to say."
This summer, tsk tsk praised: "Sister, you are beautiful, you have good skills, and you are so humble... I really admire you."
Xie Xiao was listening and sighed: "Sure enough, this person who has entered the official family is very good at talking and kung fu. When they meet, they will give people a fascination soup. Sister, you can't eat her."
Shangguanxi smiled gently, ignored him, and called the servant to come forward to pour the wine.
"I don't have to drink, my father doesn't allow us to drink outside." Yang Yue held the cup with his hand and smiled, "I'm sorry."
This summer, he just stared at Xie Xiao with his eyes: "What does it mean to fill people with ecstasy soup when they meet? I speak from the bottom of my heart."
Xie Xiao made a weird look at her, didn't answer her words, turned to Shangguan Xi and asked, "Didn't you say my father is ill? I think he is in good spirits."
Hearing this, Shangguan Xi frowned slightly, but she still wanted to speak, but did not answer for a while.
"I know you're trying to trick me for coming back." Seeing that she didn't answer, Xie Xiao only said that she was guilty and waved, "Forget it, I feel more at ease when I see the old man is good-natured, I don't blame you for that."
Shangguanxi glanced at him, but said nothing, wondering what she was thinking.
"The old gang leader should be worried too much, and then he has a bad spirit?" This summer, shaking his head while holding the vegetables, he interjected, "It's no wonder he is too worried for such a big gang. It's not easy."
"...What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xie Xiao stared at this summer angrily.
"You can tell at a glance." This summer said naturally, "From the face, the vertical lines between the eyebrows are deep, which is the appearance of worry; the skin is dark and yellow, and the body is wearing a mink cloak, which is invincible in spring. The breath of a martial artist is slow and long, but his breathing is short, and there is a whistle sound in his chest occasionally, which is the case for most people with heart and lung damage."
Xie Xiao was stunned, and even Shangguan Xi was a little stunned, not expecting her observation to be so detailed.
"Why do you just talk nonsense?" Xie Xiao came back to his senses, but he still didn't believe it.
"She didn't talk nonsense. The doctor said that she can only take care of it slowly. The old man has been drinking the soup for several months." Shangguan Xi sighed softly and said quietly, "...Am I going to lie to you about this kind of thing?"
Xie Xiao was stunned, not knowing what to say.
"I said brother, your own father is ill, you leave it alone, but you go out to save the righteous brother who is eight hundred miles away. It's a bit unreasonable." This summer raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"you… "
"What are you, do you think the world will be peaceful just by covering your face?" He bared his white teeth this summer, "If Lu Yi hadn't withdrawn his strength in time, I would have been killed by you on the boat!"
Speaking of this, Xie Xiao was indeed wrong, and he laughed dryly and said: "If you don't say that you have lived for thousands of years, your life is really big. By the way, you are six doors, how did you get involved with Jinyiwei? ?"
"This time, we will go to Jiangnan with Mr. Liu Xiangzuo, the prime minister of the Zuo Temple of Dali Temple, to investigate the case, and Mr. Lu of Jinyiwei will co-organize." Yang Yue looked at Xie Xiao quite heavily, "This Mr. Lu is the son of Lu Bing, the highest commander of Jinyiwei in the capital. The martial arts are strong, and the scheming is even more profound and unfathomable. We are our own brothers, you listen to my advice, don't mess with him. "
Xie Xiao also looked at them sternly: "Don't worry, I will never implicate you. I just ask, where is Brother Sha currently being held?"
"Which kind of brother is he your righteous brother, and you have to save him?" Jin Xia said in surprise, "You can understand that Wu An helped Zhou Xian to escort silver taels this time, and Lu Yi was quite suspicious. When something goes wrong in regeneration, doesn't it add fuel to the fire?"
Xie Xiao waved his hand irritably: "If you can't say it, that's all."
"Brother, listen to me." Jin Xia tilted his head to look at him, and slowly raised a finger: "One, Sha Xiuzhu has committed a crime and violated the law, and should be imprisoned."
Just as Xie Xiao was about to speak, he saw his second finger raised this summer.
"Second, coming here tonight is due to the relationship between the boss and your father. He was afraid that you would suffer a loss, so he took the risk to announce. If you are investigated by Lu, there will be no good fruit to eat. No one wants to ruin this job, right?"
Immediately after, she stretched out her third finger.
"Three points, Lu Yi is the experience of Jin Yiwei, we are just a small catcher of six doors, he will not tell us where he locks people at all!"
Yang Yue also hurriedly said: "We really don't know that when we got off the boat, someone came to pick him up from the Prison Prosecutor here in Yangzhou, and took away the set of birthday cards and Sha Xiuzhu."
"Priming the Prosecutor?"
Xie Xiao looked at Shangguan Xi.
Shangguan Xi frowned slightly: "The Prison Prosecutor Division is Jin Yiwei's own territory, and the prison is also separated from the Yangzhou prison. They arrest and torture people, and they never go through the judicial yamen."
Xie Xiao frowned when he heard the words.
At this time, a servant came in.
"Less helper, the master will let you go."
Xie Xiao was stunned, and without any hesitation, got up and went to the warm pavilion.
Inside the warm room.
As soon as Xie Xiao entered the door, he saw Xie Baili sitting on the warm couch with a sullen face.
"Kneel down!"
Xie Xiao knelt down honestly.
"Your uncle Yang said that you robbed prisoners on the official ship and fought against Lu Yi, but is it true?"
Xie Xiao glanced at Yang Chengwan beside him and nodded.
Xie Bai had no expression on his face, and stepped forward and gave him a heavy slap in the face. Half of Xie Xiao's face was immediately swollen, and he knelt up straight, not even shaking, let alone dodging.
"Do you know who Lu Yi is? You actually fought with him!"
Xie Xiao was silent.
I haven't seen him for three years, but this child is still as stubborn as before. Whether he has done something wrong or been wronged, he is always beaten and scolded by him without saying a word, disdainful of defending. Xie Baili originally wanted to slap him with another backhand, but looking at his red and swollen face, his heart softened for no reason, but he couldn't let go.
"Injured?" he asked gruffly.
Hearing Daddy's tone, Xie Xiao looked up at him in surprise, and shook his head after a while: "It's just a little skin injury, it's not in the way."
"You Uncle Yang came here specially for your business." Xie Baili sat down, "Lu Yi is the son of Lu Bing, the current commander of Jinyiwei, and he is not easy to mess with. Now he is in Yangzhou, and I will be there tonight. Arrange for a boat to take you away, go to Suzhou Baihutang to avoid it, and after the wind blows, I will let someone pick you up."
Yang Chengwan nodded and said, "For today's plan, we can only do this first."
"I can't go!" Xie Xiao said with a stubborn neck, "Brother Sha is still being held at the Office of the Prosecutor. He was implicated by me this time. I…"
"You... you still think about robbing prisoners?!"
Xie Baili's originally suppressed anger rose again and stared at him.
Yang Chengwan also shook his head and said, "The prisons in the Prison Prosecutor's Office are different from ordinary prisons. Most of them are underground, and there are also water prisons. They are closely guarded. I advise you, nephew, not to take this risk."
"Did you hear? You still think you've caused me enough trouble!"
Xie Xiao just remained silent.
"Did you hear me!" Xie Baili was anxious.
"Father!" Xie Xiao was also anxious, "Brother Sha took the birthdate by robbery, it was all my idea. He is in jail now, how can I just sit back and ignore him!"
Another crisp slap in the face answered him.
"Brother Xie, calm down!" Yang Chengwan quickly stopped him and persuaded Xie Xiao, "Now that Lu Yi is investigating the Xiuhe money case, Sha Xiuzhu should be fine for the time being, but he can take a long-term view."
Xie Baili shook his head and sighed: "Thank you, brother, for coming to report the news, otherwise I don't know what trouble this villain will make."
"You and my brother, there is no need to say more about these courtesy." Yang Chengwan said, "Although Lu Yi is young, his actions are very deep, and it is difficult to speculate. He is no less than Lu Bing. You must not act rashly."
Xie Baili nodded.
"It's not appropriate for me to stay here for a long time, so I'll take my leave. If things change, I'll find a way to let you know."
Yang Chengwan got up to say goodbye, and Xie Baili also knew what he was in trouble and didn't stay with him anymore.
After the group returned to the official post, they learned from the postmaster that Lu Yi and Liu Xiangzuo had not returned, and Yang Yue's expression suddenly became much more relaxed.
"As expected." This summer shook his head and said, "What does the poem say, in Yangzhou City, there is a 'song of brothels everywhere'. The prefect of Yangzhou will entertain them tonight, and they must be surrounded by beautiful women and fragrant. Lord Liu also That's all, Lord Lu is in his prime. He is Jin Yiwei, not from Dongchang, so he can't help but sway his heart and don't know where he is..."
Dongchang were all eunuchs, so naturally they couldn't talk about women's sex in the same way as ordinary people.
"Xia'er, don't talk nonsense, girl."
Yang Chengwan stopped her.
This summer, he quickly made a serious face: "Chief Qi, I'm just speculating based on the known facts, not nonsense."
"This kind of tongue, don't say it."
Yang Chengwan poked her in the head, and this summer, she was obediently accepting it, not daring to speak back.
"Father, go back to your room and rest, and I'll burn your foot water." Yang Yue interrupted.
Yang Chengwan nodded and limped to the back room; Yang Yue quickly went to the stove to boil water. As a small official, of course, you can't use the postmaster in the official post, and you have to do everything yourself.
The only one left in the courtyard this summer, because it was too early to sleep, he was not in a hurry to go back to his room.
She walked around and walked around to the pond at the back of the official station. The moon reflected in the pond. The moon was so bright that even a pool of water was glistening. There are a few petite water lilies floating on the water, and the petals are exquisitely carved out of fine jade.
She put her hands behind her back and sighed to herself, "It's strange that Taoist people say that 'the world is three-thirds bright and moonlit, and two-point rogues are Yangzhou'. The moon in Yangzhou is really brighter than the moon in the capital."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone say faintly behind him:
"It's a pity to live up to such a moonlight."